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China seeks to rein in risks from AI 'digital humans'China is introducing new rules for its booming digital human industry. These AI avatars, which look and sound like real people, are used fo...19 Apr, 2026, 04.20 PM IST- India mulls payment lags, checks for senior citizens as digital fraud rises, RBI paper showsThe Reserve Bank of India is proposing new rules to combat rising online fraud. High-value digital payments may face a one-hour delay. Extr...10 Apr, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
- What’s behind the bitcoin ATM crackdown? Rising crypto ATM fraud and growing risks are forcing strict 60-day shutdown orders across the U.S.What’s behind the bitcoin ATM crackdown? Rising bitcoin ATM and crypto ATM fraud risks are driving strict 60-day shutdown orders across the...01 Apr, 2026, 07.29 PM IST
- The power of a name: How ‘digital arrest’ scammers weaponise top cops’ reputationsDigital arrest scam: Scammers are using the names of famous police officials to trick people. They pretend to be senior officers and threat...15 Mar, 2026, 05.02 PM IST
- South Delhi doctor couple scammed of ₹15 crore in 'digital arrest' cyber fraudA retired doctor couple in South Delhi lost nearly ₹15 crore in a sophisticated cyber fraud. Scammers, posing as TRAI and Mumbai police off...12 Jan, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
- Man mails gold bars hidden in chilli sauce for ‘investment’, nearly falls victim to massive scamAn elderly man in Tianjin, China, narrowly escaped an online investment scam after police intercepted a parcel containing two gold bars hid...03 Dec, 2025, 09.42 PM IST
- One phone call, and lakhs gone: How cyber thugs use trust and pressure to dupe victimsElderly tutor, working woman, and students lost their life savings to various online scams, including fake police calls and investment frau...10 Nov, 2025, 04.54 PM IST
- Arrest digital pranks, bolster redressal04 Nov, 2025, 11.29 PM IST
- How scammers used a fake Supreme Court order on Jet Airways case to wipe out a retired banker's Rs 3.15 croreA 78-year-old ex-banker from Noida was scammed out of Rs 3.15 crore in a digital arrest con. Impersonating officials convinced him of fake ...21 Mar, 2025, 12.04 PM IST
- Unraveling the digital arrest scams: How scammers target vulnerable pensionersLaw enforcement officials uncovered a digital scam operation possessing data of 20,000 pensioners, including banking information. The sophi...20 Mar, 2025, 01.44 PM IST
- Feel irritated with spam calls? New AI bot is here to take revenge for you by wasting their timeUK telecom company O2 has launched 'Daisy,' an AI-powered scambaiter, to combat the rise in phone scams. Disguised as a friendly grandmothe...18 Nov, 2024, 02.45 PM IST
- Digital arrest: Beware of the new cyber scam that alleges you of serious crime to extort moneyCriminals are posing as law enforcement officers to scare people by threatening them with fake digital arrests. This scam is leading to sig...30 Oct, 2024, 11.33 AM IST
- US cyber crimes: Overseas scammers are swiping billions from Americans every year, and getting away with itScammers are stealing billions from Americans yearly, exploiting technology and targeting older adults. Sophisticated fraud schemes overwhe...07 Jul, 2024, 10.01 AM IST
- When Mr. Right turns into Mr. Hyde: 43% of Indians have fallen prey to romantic scams online!Powered by AI and deepfake, many fraudsters have channelised cutting-edge technology to scam vulnerable people, desperate to meet their sou...13 Feb, 2024, 04.28 PM IST
- Psychological tools fraudsters use to trap youThe psychological trickery in some financial scams is worth making a movie. Know what emotionally triggers some into losing their hard-earn...10 Mar, 2022, 07.13 PM IST
- US files lawsuits against call centres, mostly from India, for making fake robocalls to AmericansIn each case, the Department of Justice sought an order immediately halting the defendants' transmission of unlawful robocall traffic. A fe...29 Jan, 2020, 04.03 PM IST
- How fraudsters use psychological tricks to dupe people onlineSuccess of online scams does not depend only on technology. Scams work because of our several emotional vulnerabilities and behavioral limi...22 Oct, 2018, 06.30 AM IST
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